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Leading for Wellness. How to Create a Team Culture Where Everyone Thrives. Edition No. 1

  • Book

  • 288 Pages
  • March 2025
  • John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • ID: 6018403

Exclusive research-backed insights into the secrets to employee wellness and performance in today's world of work

Through a straightforward, science-based approach, Leading for Wellness: How to Create a Team Culture Where Everyone Thrives explains the steps to become a Generator - the type of leader who people want to work for and organizations want to hire - by leading in a way that fosters trust and positive connections with employees. This book is based on two in-depth studies conducted by the authors, where they found that the keys to employee satisfaction, wellbeing, retention, and productivity were found in the behavior of leaders and the environment those leaders cultivated.

Written by experienced industrial/organizational psychologists Dr. Patricia Grabarek and Dr. Katina Sawyer and packed with real-life stories to add context, this book explores topics including:

  • Addressing the mismatch in the definition of wellness between employees and employers
  • Focusing on the tone leaders set at work, as opposed to time they spend at work
  • Crafting work to support life, instead of the other way around, to support and respond to employees' unique needs.

At a time when employee morale has never been lower, Leading for Wellness is an essential read for current and aspiring business leaders and managers seeking exclusive data-based insights on how to solve one of the most pressing problems in business today.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 Why Workplace Wellness Matters 1

Part I No One Wants A Superhero 17

2 Fire Your Work Self 19

3 Embrace Your Struggle Statement 37

Part II It’s the Tone, Not the Time 57

4 Set the Right Tone 59

5 Swiftly Become a Confidant 81

Part III Work Should Support Life 105

6 Be Elastic: Your Way Isn’t Always Right 107

7 Become a Boundary Bouncer 131

Part IV One Size Doesn’t Fit All 151

8 The Power of Person-Centered Planning 153

9 Eliminating Mental Health Stigma 175

Part V Final Thoughts and Actions 195

10 Challenges and Backlash 197

11 Action Planning 225

Notes 243

Acknowledgments 253

About the Authors 257

Index 259

Authors

Patricia Grabarek Katina Sawyer